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Preview — Fantastik
by C.A. McGroarty

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I will also be including a signed (8.5 x 11) poster cover of Fantastik along with a bookmark for all winners. Giveaway ends tomorrow 2/10

Charlie stoodI will also be including a signed (8.5 x 11) poster cover of Fantastik along with a bookmark for all winners. Giveaway ends tomorrow 2/10

Charlie stood in the entrance to the back room. Jake sat in the same seat he’d been in that past Sunday. He was stoic as always...he had a whiskey in front of him.

“Thanks for calling,” Charlie said.

“He was a Caspian,” Jake replied. Staring into his shot glass he continued, “A rare breed, arguably the oldest breed of horses that still exists, but that’s not what made him special. That horse had heart. That horse had feelings…no different than yours or mine. He was shot dead by some crackers out joy riding from town. He was shot because he was owned by niggers. That horse was the only true friend I ever had. I buried ’im myself, and from that day on I stopped feeling. I put ’im on my shoulder when I came back from ’Nam.”

Charlie whispered, “What was his name?”

Jake looked up from his shot glass, his eyes went wide and his expression softened. “Thunder,” Jake replied. “He was born wild on a dirt road called Thunder.”

Jake motioned to an empty chair across the table from him. “Have a seat.”

Praise for Fantastik"Extraordinary story...will think of it for a long time and recommend it to others for its amazing plot, extraordinary characters, and insight into two troubled souls."—Writers Digest Judge, 2014

I write about struggle, redemption, faith, forgiveness and second chances.

I write stories about complicated characters with flawed backgrounds. People who have failed or made grave mistakes.

I invite you to read my work and in doing so I promise you will always be entertained. My stories provide unique perspective, provoke thought, and ultimately restore people's faith in human beings....more
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"Extraordinary story...will think of it for a long time and recommend it to others for its amazing plot, extraordinary characters, and insight into two troubled souls." —Writers Digest Judge, 2014...more
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“We said we'd walk together, and come what may, then come twilight, should we lose out way, and if we're walking a hand should slip free, I'll wait for you, and if I fall behind, wait for me.”
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C.A. McGroarty,
Fantastik

“Jake grinned and acknowledged Charlie as being only number two in hislife. Charlie and Warden Brendan Frank, the only two men to ever do a kindthing for him. He had never been in a position to return the deed to the warden,but with Charlie, perhaps he was.After a few moments’ struggle, he softly said, “I killed a man in Chicago…many years ago.”
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C.A. McGroarty,
Fantastik

“He caught a glance of himself in the stand-up mirror in the corner of the room. His hair was soaking wet, beads of sweat ran down his face, and the black hair on his arms and chest had matted together. He looked more Tobacco Road than Rittenhouse Square, and his already thin frame looked more frail than usual—it was. He had to remind himself to eat real food.”
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C.A. McGroarty,
A Return to Normalcy

“Jake grinned and acknowledged Charlie as being only number two in hislife. Charlie and Warden Brendan Frank, the only two men to ever do a kindthing for him. He had never been in a position to return the deed to the warden,but with Charlie, perhaps he was.After a few moments’ struggle, he softly said, “I killed a man in Chicago…many years ago.”
―
C.A. McGroarty,
Fantastik

“He caught a glance of himself in the stand-up mirror in the corner of the room. His hair was soaking wet, beads of sweat ran down his face, and the black hair on his arms and chest had matted together. He looked more Tobacco Road than Rittenhouse Square, and his already thin frame looked more frail than usual—it was. He had to remind himself to eat real food.”
―
C.A. McGroarty,
A Return to Normalcy

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